Race News
USA Cycling Announces 2010 ProGRT Tour
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (derailedonline.com) - USA Cycling announced today the 2010 USA Cycling Professional Mountain Bike Gravity Tour (Pro GRT). In its second year, the five-race series will continue to raise the level of competitive gravity racing across the United... [Full Report]
Vertical Earth 2010 Schedule
STROUDSBURG, Pennslyvania (derailedonline.com) - Vertical Earth Gravity Park at Blue Mountain Ski Resort is proud to announce the first full season of lift serviced mountain biking in Eastern Pennsylvannia. The new gravity park is kicks-off opening weekend with a huge... [Full Report]
Tentative 2010 Gravity East Series Schedule
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (derailedonline.com) - The tentative schedule for the 2010 Gravity East Series has been posted. The schedule has been cut down to a more management eight events. There could still be changes to the schedule; however, this schedule... [Full Report]
Help Change UCI Rules To Better DH
AGILE, Switzerland (derailedonline.com) - Fallen slightly under the radar, UCI has made a significant change to the rules of jerseys on the UCI world cup circuit. UCI has reinstated the rule that National Champions must wear their National Championship jersey... [Full Report]
Product Reviews
Mongoose Black Diamond Triple
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Mini downhill bikes are growing in popularity and rightfully so. These smaller bikes allow people to use one bike to do both trail riding and light-to-medium downhilling. The geometry of these bikes is modeled after their larger downhill counterparts. Some...
Thule T2 Rack Review
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Popular rack maker Thule acquired Sportworks in the latter part of 2005 and continued production of the very successful line of Sportworks racks that are famous for their quick load features. The Sportworks racks had always been known for their...
Rockgardn 2007 Landing Zone Knee/Shin Guards
[Full Review]
The holy grail of body armor is a knee/shin guard that both fits well and doesn’t move around. Unfortunately, we are not all built the same, posing a monstrous challenge to armor manufacturers – how to make a knee shin...
Rockgardn 2007 Flak Jacket
[Full Review]
Rockgardn's latest rendition of the popular Flak Jacket. Changes and added features over previous Flak Jackets. Read the full review to find out our opinions about this new offering from Rockgardn for upper body protection.
Ultimate Support Pro Stand
[Full Review]
Ultimate Support's update to the Pro Stand. Updates include a completely redesigned clamp and refinements on other aspects of the stand. Ultimate improved on an already very good design. In the market for a stand, read what we have to say about this great portable repair stand.
News
Chile Rocked By Earthquake
SANTIAGO, Chile (derailedonline.com) - At 4am today a earthquake rocked Chile registering 8.8 on the Richter scale. On the heels of the ever popular Valparaiso Cerro Abajo Urban Downhill Race in Chile and right before one of the National races,...
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IMBA Needs Your Input
BOULDER, Colorado (derailedonline.com) - In order to better fight the good fight for improved trail access for all mountain bikers the International Mountain Bicycling Association, or IMBA, has asked everyone with two fat tires to fill out a brief survey....
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Cycling Cell Phone Tragedy Yields $5Mil Verdict
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (derailedonline.com) - Over two years ago in Lancaster County, South Carolina two cyclist were hit and killed by a driver of a car that was distracted using a cell phone. The driver of that car, Sharon King,...
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Fox Racing Shox Introduces Kashima Coat
WATSONVILLE, CA (derailedonline.com)—Fox Racing Shox has made an exclusive arrangement with the Miyaki Company of Japan to use its Kashima Coat for mountain bike suspension components. Kashima Coat will make its consumer debut in Fox Racing Shox’s 2011 model year...
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Mountain Biking Photographer Gets Olympic Dream
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (nsmb.com) - A Northshore mountain biking photographer gets the chance of a life time and his own Olympic dream come true. Sterling Lorence has been chosen by the Vancouver Olympics Committee as one of a few photographers...
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Redbull Rampage 2010 Event Dates
SANTA MONICA, California (derailedonline.com) - Redbull Rampage is back for 2010. Dates have been confirmed but no other information at this time. The 2010 Redbull Rampage will take place from September 30, 2010 to October 3, 2010....
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Mountain Biking Meca Whistler Future In Jeopardy
VANCOUVER, Canada (derialedonline.com) - Whistler and Blackcomb Resorts will be sold February 19th. In a public notice just published by owner Intrawest ULC, Whistler and Blackcomb resorts will be sold in an auction on February 19th to generate necessary funds....
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DH Race Promoter Dave “Crash” Collins Passes at 48
DANA POINT, California (bikemag.com) - On a weekend when mountain bikers were to be celebrating our sport at the Dam Cold Downhill race in Bootleg Canyon, Nevada, many will instead be attending a memorial service for that race’s spirited organizer....
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New England Bike Retailer Auction
BOSTON, Massachusetts (derailedonline.com) - Ski Market scheduled to be sold and auctioned off by early part of February. According to the notice filed in U.S. Bankruptcy court, bids are for all the assets owned by Ski Market are due Jan....
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Doctor Jailed for Road Rage Against Cyclist
LOS ANGELES, California (derailedonline.com) - In a landmark case heard around the world, an LA Doctor has been sentenced for five years after intentionally hitting a cyclist on a street in Los Angeles area. The court case has been watched...
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Tariff Suspension Not Extended - Component Prices Affected
Washington, DC (derailedonline.com) - With the health care issues occupying legislatures time and thoughts, trade tariffs are at the bottom of the stack in DC. As such the tariff suspension that was set in place in 2006 and affected hydraulic...
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New England Ski Retailer Bankrupcy Affects Bike Vendors
BOSTON, Massachusetts (BRAIN) - Scott USA, Raleigh America and Marin Bikes are among the 20 largest unsecured creditors listed in the Dec. 29 bankruptcy filing of Ski Market, a 52-year-old ski and bike chain operating in the Northeast. The family-owned...
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